During this observation, focus on how class begins. Where is your CT before class begins? What is he or she doing? How and when does your CT establish order and begin class? How is homework from the previous night reviewed/collected/assessed? How does your CT engage students during the opening of the lesson?
Observations:
As the class comes in Mrs. Parson is in a variety of places. Occasionally she is at her desk finishing up last minute prep for the class. However most times she is with the students, she often starts by greeting them at the door, although occasionally ends up with a certain student that may have had a question for her. As the students come in the class agenda, including what is due today and what is for homework tonight is posted in the front of the room. Students are expected to write down the homework and to take out last nights. There is no set procedure for them to hand it in. Once the students are in the room, Mrs. Parson gives them a few seconds (maybe 20 or 30) to settle in and start to quite down. Usually all she has to do for them to switch to class mode is call their attention to her. Occasionally she has to call out certain students names, but that is the worst I have seen so far. Most of the classes I have been observing our continuations of past ones and so the emphasis was placed more on reminding rather than hooking the students in the classes.
Reflections:
Mrs. Parson wants to be greeting all of the students, and seems to take a good deal of interest in them as people, however she has to share a room and so sometimes it is impossible for her to be totally prepared for a class in the instant between when the old class leaves and the new begins to filter in. Whenever possible though, she is with the students, I have never seen her grade papers or something of the like while students were either coming in, or in the room. It is a Chariho Policy, which we both agree with, to post the agenda for the class and so that is done. Although she doesn’t have a set policy for collecting homework (i.e. a bin that students put it in on the way in), I don’t feel as though it distracts from the class due to the block schedule, students have their work out and ready to be reviewed or collected. This also allows my CT to make a quick round or ask a few questions to make sure the class had a decent understanding before she collects it. By demanding respect, and also allowing the students small tangents during class (a quick laugh here and there) as long as they can come back, the students seem ken to pay attention when needed.
Class Topic: Sand Lab Formal report Grade: 9 Observed by: Chris Liberti
Observations:
As the class comes in Mrs. Parson is in a variety of places. Occasionally she is at her desk finishing up last minute prep for the class. However most times she is with the students, she often starts by greeting them at the door, although occasionally ends up with a certain student that may have had a question for her. As the students come in the class agenda, including what is due today and what is for homework tonight is posted in the front of the room. Students are expected to write down the homework and to take out last nights. There is no set procedure for them to hand it in. Once the students are in the room, Mrs. Parson gives them a few seconds (maybe 20 or 30) to settle in and start to quite down. Usually all she has to do for them to switch to class mode is call their attention to her. Occasionally she has to call out certain students names, but that is the worst I have seen so far. Most of the classes I have been observing our continuations of past ones and so the emphasis was placed more on reminding rather than hooking the students in the classes.Reflections:
Mrs. Parson wants to be greeting all of the students, and seems to take a good deal of interest in them as people, however she has to share a room and so sometimes it is impossible for her to be totally prepared for a class in the instant between when the old class leaves and the new begins to filter in. Whenever possible though, she is with the students, I have never seen her grade papers or something of the like while students were either coming in, or in the room. It is a Chariho Policy, which we both agree with, to post the agenda for the class and so that is done. Although she doesn’t have a set policy for collecting homework (i.e. a bin that students put it in on the way in), I don’t feel as though it distracts from the class due to the block schedule, students have their work out and ready to be reviewed or collected. This also allows my CT to make a quick round or ask a few questions to make sure the class had a decent understanding before she collects it. By demanding respect, and also allowing the students small tangents during class (a quick laugh here and there) as long as they can come back, the students seem ken to pay attention when needed.
Class Topic: Sand Lab Formal report
Grade: 9
Observed by: Chris Liberti